Webmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions (world readable), which could allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials and possibly hijack the root user's session using the credentials.
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EUVD-2002-1653 | Webmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions (world readable), which could allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials and possibly hijack the root user's session using the credentials. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T03:34:55.701Z
Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2002-1672

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2002-1672

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